April 2008 AEC M&A Update
Our initial review of year-to-date activity confirms the increasing influence of international and publicly traded firms in shaping the AE industry. Over one in five domestic sales involve a publicly traded or international buyer. International firms are buying into the US at twice the pace that US firms are buying overseas.
4/25/2008
Fugro (Leidschendam, the Netherlands) announced it has taken over BKS Surveys (Coleraine, Northern Ireland) specializing in aerial photography and mapping services.
DutchNews Newsletter
4/23/2008
Tetra Tech (Pasadena, CA) has acquired 25-person WJA Design Collaborative (Seattle, WA).
Seattle Daily Journal
4/21/2008
MDE, Inc. (Easley, SC) has merged into Britt, Peters and Associates' Civil Engineering Department (Greenville SC).
Britt, Peters and Associates
4/15/2008
AECOM Technology Corp. (Los Angeles, CA) announced it has acquired Totten Sims Hubicki Associates of Ontario, Canada.
Los Angeles Business Journal
4/14/2008
Bureau Veritas (Paris, France) has acquired 100% of the capital of Analytical Solutions S.A. (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil).
Bureau Veritas
4/11/2008
Wardrop Engineering Inc. (Winnipeg, Canada) announced it will merge with CPG-Franz Environmental Inc. of Markham, Ontario.
Winnipeg Sun
4/8/2008
AMEC (Seattle, WA), the international engineering and project management company, announced that it has acquired the assets of Smith Williams Consultants, Inc. (Denver, CO).
AMEC
4/7/2008
Leeds-based Grontmij today announced the 100% acquisition of sustainable building services consultants Roger Preston & Partners (Maidenhead, UK), their third strategic acquisition in a month.
Grontmij
4/4/2008
Leeds-based engineering consultancy Grontmij has strengthened its building and civil engineering services with the acquisition of UK-based Trett Consulting.
Yorkshire Post
4/3/2008
MWH (Broomfield, CO), a global provider of environmental engineering, strategic consulting and construction services, today announced the acquisition of Northern EnviroSearch Ltd., an environmental consultancy headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.
MWH
4/2/2008
Billings, Montana-based HKM Engineering has merged with Anchorage, Alaska-based Dowl Engineers.
Billings Gazette
4/2/2008
AMEC plc (Seattle, WA) announces the acquisition of the leading project services company Rider Hunt International Limited (Surrey, UK).
AMEC
4/1/2008
Australian engineering services firm WorleyParsons Ltd. said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy U.S.-based deepwater hydrocarbons engineering firm INTEC Engineering (Houston, TX) for $108.5 million.
Reuters
4/1/2008
Harmsen & Associates Inc., a civil engineering in Monroe, WA, has merged with land surveying firm Fakkema & Kingma Inc. of Oak Harbor, WA.
Puget Sound Business Journal
4/1/2008
Fugro (Leidschendam, The Netherlands) acquired Nigel Press Associates Limited (NPA) of Kent, UK.
Fugro
A full listing of all transactions recorded in 2007 and 2008 can be found on the AEC M&A Monitor at the firm's website www.morrisseygoodale.com. You may also sign up to receive email updates as deals occur.
About Morrissey Goodale LLC
Morrissey Goodale LLC is a management consulting and research firm serving the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. Headquarters are located at Riverside Center 275 Grove Street, Suite 2-400, Newton MA, 02466. The company can be reached at 508-650-0040 or on the web at www.morrisseygoodale.com
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MARIE KELFER
Morrissey Goodale LLC
